Aircraft
Wheels Up Highlights Charter Growth, Tackles Losses
Reporting strong growth, Wheels Up looks to continue expansion while consolidating recent acquisitions in the charter market.
A Wheels Up Citation XL, one of the workhorse aircraft helping propel the company’s growth to become the U.S. company flying the most charter hours in the first half of this year. Photo: David McIntosh
A Wheels Up Citation XL, one of the workhorse aircraft helping propel the company’s growth to become the U.S. company flying the most charter hours in the first half of this year. Photo: David McIntosh

Private aviation membership and on-demand charter operator Wheels Up (Booth 2061) arrives at NBAA-BACE as the top U.S. charter company by flight hours, having logged 82,478 hours in the first half of the year, according to Argus. The New York-based access provider also this year bought Arizona-based Part 135 operator Alante Air Charter; completed its acquisition of UK charter broker Air Partner; and reported record revenue in the second quarter. This growth follows 2021 which included the company’s July debut as a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange.


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